Share the Score

Texas-Arlington holds off Samford 65-58

Butler, the Mavericks’ leading scorer, hit his first five shots, including
two 3-pointers for 11 early points. Trailing 16-10, Texas-Arlington (2-1) went
on a 16-0 run. Butler scored nine of those points. It was 36-26 at halftime.

Samford (1-6) was led by Raijon Kelly, one of three Bulldogs in double
figures with 20 points. Tim Williams scored 14 points and just missed a
double-double with nine rebounds. Connor Miller added 11 points. He hit his
first three 3-point attempts, but then missed his next four.

Samford got within 61-56 with just under a minute left to play. But the
Bulldogs would get no closer.